jayinbee 's review for:

The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
4.0
challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
 I am not a chess person, and this book really proved it; however, that realization didn't take away from the enjoyment of the story at all. The chess scenes were intense! I was quite invested in her professional journey and successes. I was quite uncomfortable with the excessive drug and alcohol use, and especially so the sexual coercion scene when she was a child (sorry if anyone feels these are spoilers, but I feel like trigger warnings are necessary). I didn't care too much for the narration- something about her inflection and the way she voiced the characters just bristled me a bit. I probably would have preferred visually reading it, but the story was good enough that I continually looked forward to listening more and the irks weren't as noticeable as I got further invested in the story. 
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